The Gospels across their earliest witnesses, and the tradition they carried forward
Hover any Greek or Syriac word for phonetic transliteration.
Six manuscript witness columns span the table; their descent flows into the timeline below.
| Greek Papyri | Alexandrian | Western | Latin | Syriac | Byzantine | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earliest Papyri c. 125–250 CE · Greek TAGNT | Vaticanus c. 325 CE · Greek TAGNT | Bezae c. 400 CE · Greek Latin | Vulgate c. 400 CE · Latin Whitaker | Peshitta c. 400–450 CE · Syriac PayneSmith | Byzantine c. 5th–9th c. · Greek TAGNT | ||||||||||||
καιP88 | And | Καὶ | And | και | | | et | Et | And | ܘܠܐ | And | Καὶ | And | |||||
ουδεισP88 | no one | οὐδεὶς | no one | ουδεις | | | nemo | nemo | no one | ܐܢܫ | no one | οὐδεὶς | no one | |||||
βαλλειP88 | puts | βάλλει | puts | βαλλει | | | mittit | mittit | puts | — | — | βάλλει | puts | |||||
οινονP88 | wine | οἶνον | wine | οινον | | | uinum | vinum | wine | ܪܡܐ | wine | οἶνον | wine | |||||
νεονP88 | new | νέον | new | νεον | | | nouellum | novum | new | ܚܡܪܐ | new | νέον | new | |||||
εισP88 | into | εἰς | into | εις | | | in | in | into | ܚܕܬܐ | into | εἰς | into | |||||
ασκουσP88 | wineskins | ἀσκοὺς | wineskins | ασκους | | | utres | utres | wineskins | — | — | ἀσκοὺς | wineskins | |||||
παλαιουσP88 | old; | παλαιούς· | old; | παλαιους | | | disrumpet | — | — | ܒܙܩܐ | old; | παλαιούς | old; | |||||
ειP88 | lest | εἰ | lest | ει | | | ueteres | veteres | lest | ܒܠܝܬܐ | lest | εἰ | lest | |||||
δεP88 | then | δὲ | then | δε | | | alioquin | alioquin | then | ܕܝܢ | but | δὲ | then | |||||
μηP88 | except, | μή, | except, | μη | | | — | dirumpet | except, | — | — | μή | except, | |||||
ρηξειP88 | will burst | ῥήξει | will burst | ρηξει | | | uinum | vinum | will burst | ܚܡܪܐ | will burst | ῥήσσει | will burst | |||||
οP88 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
οινοσP88 | wine | οἶνος | wine | οινος | | | utres | utres | wine | ܡܨܪܐ | wine | οἶνος | wine | |||||
τουσP88 | <the> | ὁ | <the> | — | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | <the> | |||||
ασκουσP88 | new | νέος | new | — | | | et | et | new | — | — | νέος | new | |||||
καιP88 | the | τοὺς | the | τους | | | — | — | — | — | — | τοὺς | the | |||||
οP88 | wineskins | ἀσκούς, | wineskins | ασκους | | | uinum | vinum | wineskins | ܠܙܩܐ | wineskins | ἀσκούς | wineskins | |||||
οινοσP88 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | — | effundetur | and | ܘܙܩܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
απολλυταιP88 | the | ὁ | the | ο | | | — | — | — | — | — | ὁ | the | |||||
καιP88 | wine | οἶνος | wine | οινος | | | et | et | wine | ܐܒܕܢ | wine | οἶνος | wine | |||||
οιP88 | is destroyed | ἀπόλλυται | is destroyed | — | | | utres | utres | is destroyed | — | — | ἐκχεῖται | is destroyed | |||||
ασκοιP88 | and | καὶ | and | και | | | peribunt | peribunt | and | ܘܚܡܪܐ | and | καὶ | and | |||||
αλλαP88 | the | οἱ | the | οι | | | — | — | — | — | — | οἱ | the | |||||
οινονP88 | wineskins | ἀσκοί | wineskins | ασκοι | | | — | sed | wineskins | ܡܬܐܫܕ | wineskins | ἀσκοὶ | wineskins | |||||
νεονP88 | will perish; | ἀπολοῦνται· | will perish; | απολουνται | | | — | — | — | ܐܠܐ | will perish; | ἀπολοῦνται | will perish; | |||||
εισP88 | Instead | ἀλλ᾽ | Instead | — | | | — | vinum | Instead | — | — | ἀλλὰ | Instead | |||||
ασκουσP88 | wine | οἶνον | wine | — | | | — | novum | wine | ܪܡܝܢ | wine | οἶνον | wine | |||||
καινουσP88 | new | νέον | new | — | | | — | in | new | ܚܡܪܐ | new | νέον | new | |||||
βλητεονP88 | into | εἰς | into | — | | | — | utres | into | ܚܕܬܐ | into | εἰς | into | |||||
ἀσκοὺςP88 | wineskins | ἀσκοὺς | wineskins | — | | | — | novos | wineskins | — | — | ἀσκοὺς | wineskins | |||||
καινούςP88 | new | καινούς | new | — | | | — | mitti | new | ܒܙܩܐ | new | καινοὺς | new | |||||
βλητέον.¶P88 | must be put. | βλητέον.¶ | must be put. | — | | | — | debet | must be put. | ܚܕܬܬܐ | must be put. | βλητέον | must be put. | |||||
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